Label with pivotable cover

Abstract

A label attachable to a fabric includes a plate member having a shape, a first end and a second end, the plate member having a plurality of holes therethrough disposed between the first end and the second end, the plate member having a pivot hole therethrough adjacent to the first end, and the plate member having a notch disposed adjacent to the second end; and a cover member having substantially the same shape as the plate member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the cover member having a pivot pin integrally formed therewith and projecting from the bottom surface adjacent to the first end, the pivot pin rotatably attached to the plate member through the pivot hole of the plate member, and the cover member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch of the plate member projecting from the bottom surface and disposed adjacent to the second end; wherein the cover member is pivotable with respect to the plate member and is substantially alignable with the plate member such that the protrusion of the cover member is engageable with the notch of the plate member.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A label, comprising:
 a plate member having a shape, a first end and a second end, the plate member having a plurality of holes therethrough disposed between the first end and the second end, the plate member having a pivot hole therethrough adjacent to the first end, and the plate member having a notch disposed adjacent to the second end; and 
 a cover member having substantially the same shape as the plate member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the cover member having a pivot pin integrally formed therewith and projecting from the bottom surface adjacent to the first end, the pivot pin rotatably attached to the plate member through the pivot hole of the plate member, and the cover member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch of the plate member projecting from the bottom surface normal to a plane of the bottom surface, and disposed adjacent to the second end, wherein a base of the protrusion is in contact with the bottom surface at a portion of the bottom surface spaced from the edge of the cover member; 
 wherein the cover member is pivotable with respect to the plate member and is substantially alignable with the plate member such that the protrusion of the cover member is engageable with the notch of the plate member; and 
 wherein the cover member substantially obscures the plate member and obscures the plurality of holes when the protrusion of the cover member is engaged with the notch of the plate member. 
 
     
     
       2. The label of  claim 1  wherein the pivot pin includes a head fixedly attached to the pivot pin such that the head retains the pivot pin of the cover member in the pivot hole of the plate member. 
     
     
       3. The label of  claim 1  wherein the shape is substantially an elongated oval, a rectangle, a triangle or a square. 
     
     
       4. The label of  claim 1  wherein the plate member and the cover member comprise metal or plastic. 
     
     
       5. The label of  claim 4  wherein the metal is steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, zinc alloy, or a combination of any of these. 
     
     
       6. The label of  claim 1  wherein the top surface of the cover member includes a marking. 
     
     
       7. The label of  claim 6  wherein the marking is a word, a logo or a design. 
     
     
       8. The label of  claim 6  wherein the marking is formed on the top surface of the cover member by printing, etching, die-casting, injection molding or stamping. 
     
     
       9. The label of  claim 1  wherein the plate member and the cover member are substantially planar. 
     
     
       10. The label of  claim 1  wherein the plate member is attachable to a fabric by a thread passing between the plurality of holes disposed between the first end and the second end of the plate member. 
     
     
       11. A label, comprising:
 a plate member having a shape, a first end and a second end, the plate member having a plurality of holes therethrough disposed between the first end and the second end, the plate member having a notch disposed adjacent to the second end; 
 a cover member having substantially the same shape as the plate member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the cover member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch of the plate member projecting from the bottom surface normal to a plane of the bottom surface, and disposed adjacent to the second end, wherein a base of the protrusion is in contact with the bottom surface at a portion of the bottom surface spaced from the edge of the cover member; and 
 a pivot pivotally connecting the plate member and the cover member; 
 wherein the cover member is pivotable with respect to the plate member and the shape of the cover member is substantially alignable with the shape of the plate member such that the protrusion of the cover member is engageable with the notch of the plate member; and 
 wherein the cover member substantially obscures the plate member and obscures the plurality of holes when the protrusion of the cover member is engaged with the notch of the plate member. 
 
     
     
       12. The label of  claim 11  wherein the pivot comprises a pivot pin. 
     
     
       13. The label of  claim 11  wherein the pivot comprises a rivet. 
     
     
       14. The label of  claim 11  wherein the shape is substantially an elongated oval, a rectangle, a triangle or a square. 
     
     
       15. The label of  claim 11  wherein the plate member and the cover member comprise metal or plastic. 
     
     
       16. The label of  claim 15  wherein the metal is steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, zinc alloy, or a combination of any of these. 
     
     
       17. The label of  claim 11  wherein the top surface of the cover member includes a marking. 
     
     
       18. The label of  claim 17  wherein the marking is a word, a logo or a design. 
     
     
       19. The label of  claim 17  wherein the marking is formed on the top surface of the cover member by printing, etching, die-casting, injection molding or stamping. 
     
     
       20. The label of  claim 11  wherein the plate member and the cover member are substantially planar. 
     
     
       21. The label of  claim 11  wherein the plate member is attachable to a fabric by a thread passing between the plurality of holes disposed between the first end and the second end of the plate member.